Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

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physician. has just begun to practice
at Copenhagen. She took her degree
with the highest honors.
DIR. OLGA Won DERTzEN wears five
medals for service rendered in nursing
during the Danish, Austro-Gcrman and
Franco-Prussian wars.
Mrs. HELEN T. CLARK, of Florence.
has connected herself with the maya
zine entitled Good Cheer, published at
Greenfield. Mass, and has removed to
| that city.
Miss MARY L. Corr has been ap-
pointed provisional president of the
Worlds w. c. T. U. for Siam, by Mrs.
Mary c. Leavitt, the worlds temper
ance missionary.
Mrs. SAILS SCHwABE, by a gift of
f2,0O0 to the Teachers Training and
Registration Society in Naples, has
enabled it to establish its work on a
permanent basis.
Mrs. ISABELLA PRINCE. of San Fran
cisco, has been engaged to go to Toxic
to teach the Japanese ladies of rank
household science as it is practiced in
the United States.
Mrs. NJ. W. LINCOLN gave the first
| of series of six illustrated lectures on
Musical Myths and Primitive Meth
DDS" before the Deerfield summer
J school, in the class for the study of
folklore.
Miss WINNARETTA SINGER, the
daughter of the sewing-machine Million
airc, is worth more than one million
! dollars in her own right. But she
cultivates her talent for painting as
siduously.
SENORITA ERNEsTINA PEREZ passed
her medical examination in Santiago
short time ago, and is now practic-
ing in Valparaiso, with the title of
"Medico-C irujano. She Is the first
Gillian woman who has studied medi-
cine successfully.
ONLY a mother knows the varied dis
cipline of hopes and fears, and joys
and sorrows. through which mother
passes to glory; for this is the mothers
pathway. and she rarely walks on a
higher road. or one that may lead 70
| perfection.-Mrs.P rentiss.
Mrs. FANNY ZAkPINI SALAzARo has
started a magazine in Italy, of which
she is the editor. It is called La Ras-
segna degli Interest," Femminili, rnd.
as its title indicates. is devoted to the
interests of women. The magazine has
now reached its sixth number, and has
gained the good wishes and influence
of the Queen of Italy and the ladies of
her court.
Mrs. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON is in
Paris, sitting daily for her portrait to
an American painter. Miss Anna E.
klumpke, of San Francisco, who re-
ceived an honorable mention in last
years salon. Mrs. Stanton is sitting
also to the sculptor. Paul Bartlett, of
Boston. who exhibits . group in the
present salon. He. too, has just re-
ceived an honorable mention. Mr..
Bartlett will probably execute the
medallion of Theodore Parker which
will be placed on the reformer's grave
in Florence.
| MISS NErTIE VERNEs. sixteen-year-
| old daughter of Chief of Police Vernes,
who has frequently acted in her IA
theirs stead. conducted a burly prison.
er to the county jail in Lock Haven,
Pa. on Tuesday. When asked by a
curious reporter if she was not afraid.
she answered promptly in the Mega
tive. Miss Vernes is not masculine
looking, as might be imagined. but is
possessed of the grace and appearance
| of her sex. and her looks would never
indicate that she has the nerve which
she displays.
| OTTAWA. Can, is stirred over the
revelation made within few days as
to the traffic in that city in young girls
of from twelve to fourteen years, in
which number of prominent citizens.
as well as several leading politicians.
are implicated Such facts show the
| sore need women have of the ballot
for their own protection. Should not
every good man lend his best aid to Sc
cure woman suffrage for the sake OF
bis own daughters? Is there q woman
anywhere who can say, in view of
such cases as this. that she does not
cage for the BALLOT WonaHs Jour-
nat
Mss OLIVE SANBORN, of Grafton,
D. T. on the 21st ulL stopped span
+ of rus ming horses at great personal
risk TO herself a large number OF
carriages were in the street, and her
heroic conduct prevented a dire acct
dent. Citizens presented her with
numerous testimonials" When a
Dorchester woman. in colonial times,
drove away the Indians from the one
house left. the General Courtpresented
her with pair of bracelets. Some
time. let us hope, it will occur to our
lawmakers that sex capable of such
heroic conduct is also capable OF aid
worthy of the ballot.